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Mason Cubing Challenge 2016

Mason, Ohio · 10 September 2016 · 6 events · 89 competitors · 97 personal bests

Lucas Etter won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andy Denney by 0.05 seconds. 89 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Lucas Etter set the 3×3 average continental record: 7.05.

Three wins
Lucas Etter — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Andy Denney over Lucas Etter
97
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter5.297.05
2×2Andy Denney1.351.70
4×4Lucas Etter30.1332.10
5×5Lucas Etter55.661:10.32
3×3 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski38.56—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski34 of 40 cubes · 58:56—

The PB harvest

97 set · 37 still standing
  • Jack Ralsten — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Nick Camillone — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Tolik Borisov — 4×4 single 39.96: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Nick Camillone — 4×4 single 40.16: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Papina — 3×3 single 11.99: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Green — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Philip Lauer — 3×3 single 12.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Starkey — 2×2 single 3.42: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 322 results · 6 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Lucas Etter won it with a 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D2 U F2 U B2 L2 B2 U2 F2 D' F2 L' U2 F U2 B' D' U' B2 R'
  2. 2F' D' B U' D B' L U R L2 U2 R2 B U2 F' R2 F L2
  3. 3B' L2 B R2 B' F L2 R2 F2 U' B R' B' R2 B R2 D' L2 B F
  4. 4F2 L' B2 R2 B2 D2 L D2 F2 R' B2 U' B D' U2 R2 B2 F' R' B' R2
  5. 5F' L2 D2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F' U2 L B U' F' U' F2 L2 B' R U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.